Children of the World - Professional

Happiness Ana Filipa Scarpa
Portugal

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Happiness"
At Caparica ,Portugal



An Uncertain World Daniel Barsotti
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"An Uncertain World"
The Plight of the Children: A child's mindset of apprehension of a future in this world.



The Escape Marco Wilm
Germany

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"The Escape"



A e t a Edwin Loyola
Philippines

Honorable Mention

"A e t a"
This poignant photograph captures the intense focus and depth of emotion conveyed through the gaze of a young child's eye, filling the entire frame. The close-up composition effectively draws the view



Sisters Scarlett Freund
USA

Honorable Mention

"Sisters"
A young girl kisses and takes care of her even younger sisters on the streets of Havana.



Game On Clark James Mishler
USA

Honorable Mention

"Game On"
Ball player Axel Hendren watches from the dugout at the beginning of the first game of the day at Little League opening day, Saint Helena, CA.



Roma children Martin Krystynek
Slovak Republic

Honorable Mention

"Roma children"



Care Beatrice Heydiri
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Care"



'Grom' Darin Back
USA

Honorable Mention

"'Grom'"
If you surf the East Coast at any age you are known as a “Grom”!



Magical Bubbles Brian LaCas
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Magical Bubbles"
Children chasing after bubbles in a square in Lisbon, Portugal.



Joy in the Park Peter Mendelson
USA

Honorable Mention

"Joy in the Park"
Children joyfully running through fountains in Central Park, NYC



Tenderness Edwin Loyola
Philippines

Honorable Mention

"Tenderness "
This black and white photograph captures a poignant moment of intimacy and care. A child is carrying a younger child on their back, walking down a narrow path lined with tall plants on both sides. The



What Is Fascism Diana Feil
USA

Honorable Mention

"What Is Fascism"
Capture from an Anti Fascism Rally in Los Angeles



Bagan, Myanmar Market Deborah Gray Mitchell
USA

Honorable Mention

"Bagan, Myanmar Market"
Myanmar children do their homework in the one place in the market tent that had light.



Doorway Peter Ydeen
USA

Honorable Mention

"Doorway"
A group of young children filling a doorway in old town Kashgar, China



Dreaming Cori Asbell
USA

Honorable Mention

"Dreaming"
A young Nicaraguan girl dreams of being able to walk someday with help from US aid workers.



Old Town Warriors Peter Ydeen
USA

Honorable Mention

"Old Town Warriors"
Children armed to the teeth in Kashgar China



Hope For Haiti Jim LaSala
USA

Honorable Mention

"Hope For Haiti"
Young haitian deep in thought about her future.



Smile Michal Bujak
Poland

Honorable Mention

"Smile"
Old Delhi, India



Solitaire Michel Merce
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Solitaire"



Molly and Her Button Terry Wild
USA

Honorable Mention

"Molly and Her Button"



Child of the protest Mark Seawell
USA

Honorable Mention

"Child of the protest"
Salt Lake City Utah as people gathered to save Gaza...child of the protest



Girl on Merrygoround Kevin Merrill
USA

Honorable Mention

"Girl on Merrygoround"
Girl on Merrygoround



Shadow of Sight Illorin, Nigeria Mark Maio
USA

Honorable Mention

"Shadow of Sight Illorin, Nigeria"
This image was made as part of a documentary project I did on the NGO ORBIS, The Flying Eye Hospital. ORBIS's mission is to provide ophthalmic skills transfer to in developing countries.



Kids' Night Out Dianne Yudelson
USA

Honorable Mention

"Kids' Night Out"



Hip Hip Hooray Dianne Yudelson
USA

Honorable Mention

"Hip Hip Hooray"



Fishing in Venice Brian LaCas
Canada

Nominee

"Fishing in Venice"
Children fishing in a canal in Venice.



Amish Siblings Chieko Tanemura
USA

Nominee

"Amish Siblings"



Giants in the Dugout Clark James Mishler
USA

Nominee

"Giants in the Dugout"
Little League ball players anticipate their first game of the season on opening day in Saint Helena, CA.



Fun In The Rain Edmond Terakopian
UK

Nominee

"Fun In The Rain"
Enjoying the heavy rain, a child runs through a puddle in the rain. Covent Garden, London, UK.



Happy Feet Gene Sellers
USA

Nominee

"Happy Feet"



Hello world! Guy Schotte
Belgium

Nominee

"Hello world!"



Spanish Lads Heather Favell
UK

Nominee

"Spanish Lads"



Looking Into the Light Jeff Schewe
USA

Nominee

"Looking Into the Light"



Father and son Jiri Tondl
Czech Republic

Nominee

"Father and son"



Stand out from the crowd Jonathan Banks
UK

Nominee

"Stand out from the crowd"
It is always important to stand out from the crowd in Rwanda where education is seen as the future



Matilda Joshua Martin
USA

Nominee

"Matilda"
Matilda Martin TMAX 400 Canon 1n 50 1.8



Little girl Keith Tsuji
Hong Kong

Nominee

"Little girl"
A little girl sits by a window in Kathmandu, Nepal.



Children quarrel over the wooden horse Kirsten Heer
Germany

Nominee

"Children quarrel over the wooden horse"
Heer-Kirsten_Children quarrel over the wooden horse



Girl in India Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Nominee

"Girl in India"
Little girl in the streets of India



Little Skateboarder Leigh Ann Pincus
USA

Nominee

"Little Skateboarder"
Little Skateboarder in Venice, CA



Small Boy, Houston Liliana Caruana
USA

Nominee

"Small Boy, Houston"
This is a portrait of a young boy outside his home in Houston, Texas. He lived in a poor neighborhoo



Yaguas children Mateo Borrero
Colombia

Nominee

"Yaguas children"
Children from the Yagua tribe in the Colombian Amazon



Water Fight! Matt Lit
USA

Nominee

"Water Fight!"
A little girl has a hose turned on her during a July 4th celebration water fight, in Crestone, CO.



Leap Mel Karlberg
USA

Nominee

"Leap"



Conejita Niko Eden
USA

Nominee

"Conejita"



Children of Sawetto Patricia Jarvis
USA

Nominee

"Children of Sawetto"
They were so happy to see their image in my camera!



The girl in the compound Pieter Clicteur
Belgium

Nominee

"The girl in the compound"
A girl posing for my camera in The Gambia



Pickin' and Grinnin' Richard Cox
USA

Nominee

"Pickin' and Grinnin'"



Cuban Boys on the Streets of Havana Scarlett Freund
USA

Nominee

"Cuban Boys on the Streets of Havana"
Even during our brief exchange, the boys’ keen sense of style and their wish to connect were deeply evident.



Just smile Sven Svenson
Germany

Nominee

"Just smile"
A boy is acting like a photographer



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